Expressing “Eventually” with “zhōngjiū”
终究
How it works
终究 (zhōngjiū) means “in the end,” “after all,” or “eventually.” It emphasizes the final outcome after a process, often suggesting that despite change, delay, or difficulty, the result is ultimately unavoidable.
Compared with 终于 (zhōngyú), 终究 (zhōngjiū) often sounds more reflective, more literary, and more focused on inevitability than on simple completion.
Example sentences
有些问题表面上可以暂时回避，但如果不真正解决，终究还是会重新出现。
Some problems can be temporarily avoided on the surface, but if they are not truly solved, they will eventually reappear.
一个人再怎么掩饰，内心真正的想法终究会通过言行流露出来。
No matter how a person hides it, his true inner thoughts will eventually reveal themselves through his words and actions.
那些看似无关紧要的小问题，终究在某个时刻积累成了无法忽视的大矛盾。
Those seemingly insignificant small problems eventually accumulated into major contradictions that could no longer be ignored.
Key point
终究 (zhōngjiū) often implies that the final result is ultimately unavoidable or deeply revealing.